Housing construction for steam radiators



Dec. 15,l 1925.

c..c:. sHlPP HOUSING OONSTRUCTION FOR STEAM RADIATORS Filed sept. 15.1924 lill rattan l UJLRENCE C. SEMI?, '01? INBNAPOLXS, INDIANA.

nomme cons'irni'crron` ron suenan: nanr'a'rons.

Application filed September 15, 1l9?,l.A Seriali No. 737,723.

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that il, CLAnnNcnC. Snrrr, a citizen of the United States,residing at llndiana olis,` in the county of Marion and Stateoipllndiana, have invented a nenT and useful improvement in HousingConstruction for Steam Radiators, or which the tolq lowing is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements :in sheet metal housings forsteam radiators,

and the object I1s yto provide such a housing in twolongitudinally andvertically divided parts, for convenient assembly and d-is1neniberment,which will not buckle and sp1-ing open to leak at the joints. l

Another object is to provide la 'strong and durable housing in `jointedsections such that the joints cannot be easily 'tampered with andloosened, and the object is to iniprove the construction in suchother'vways as will hereinafter appear' and the novel v'features thereofspecified in the claims.

lin the accompanying drawing- Fig. l, is a perspective-view oi my1nvention assembled in operative position.

liig. 2, is a top plan view oi' aradiator-housing detached from theradiator and from associated parts oi `the housing, one end being shownin horizontal section and the other end with the top clampstriprernoved. lfig. 3, is an elevation and partial section ot the upperportion oi one end of the housing on a larger scale than in thepreceding views. liig.. 4l, is an .inside vier.1 oi a fragment of a toproll. 5, is a perspective view of my preferred form ot joint connectingthe iront and rear housing inembers, and lFignli, is alike view of ainedined joint struc ure.

lhilre characters ot reierence indicate like parte in the several viewset the drawin iiFhe radiator `is formed ot any desired number ot similarsections 7, as shown in ilig. 1, in which illustration the nearendsection is omitted to expose that end of the housing. f

lThe housin is made o' sheet-metal, in two principe? and separableparts, comprising a iront Wall 8, having integral haliends 9, 9, and arear Wall 10, having integral halt-ends 11, 11. The adjacent halfendsVoi! each iront and rear-Wall 'are inserted between the end section andthe next adjacent section oi the radiator, and their vertical edges areunited by a sli-joint One of the half-ends, here shown as rear tin ished `oi the bolts are covered one has its verticall edge portion 12bent back upon itself and then bent oppositely to form the holdingmember 13, between Which and the portion 12,'the vertical edge of theiront half-end 9, is slidingly inserted,

in the manner shown, and the edges are held securely against bucklingair at the joints. 'llhe half-ends thus joined are dravvnv together andheld by bolts 14, which. pass through the front andv back walls. The topedges of the joined half.- ends are held and reenforced by a clampbarcomprising a sheet metal channel bar 15, which is slipped over them.This bar also acts as a spacer between the vWalls 8 and 10.

rlhe top edges of the Walls Sand 1.0 are and reenforced by a sheet metalroll having a depending Flange 1G which contacts the inner side of saidrespective walls. Stove-bolts 17, pass through the tlanges 16 .andadjacent Walls to retain the rolls in their places.

lhe (see Fig. d), to avoid the bolts 14, inthe assembly of the parts.

Vlhe nuts and heads clamp-bars 15, have end lugs 19 (see Fig. 3), whichproject under the tlanges to lock the bars, against removal. j

Albox-base 21, attached to the. wall and communicating with a admittingoutside air, has an 11p-turned end which telescopes in the lower end ol.the radiator housing. 'lhe telescoped end has slots to receivestove-bolts 22, by which the wall-bor and housing are united.

ln the rnoditication shown in Fig. 6, the channel at the joint is formedby a separate strip 20, suitably bent, and riveted to the rear halt-end11.

1. A radiator housing of sheet metal in a plurality of separable partsjoined together at the ends olf the housing by a slipjoint one side ofWhich is channeled, channeled clampbars on each ot' said jointed endshaving the housing ends inserted in the channels, and tie-rods holdingthe housingr front and back a ainst the ends of the clamp-bars andstiening rolls on the' edges of the housing, iront and back, envelopingthe tie-rod terminals.

2. A radiator housing of sheet metal in a n plurality of se arable partsjoined together at thev ends ot the housing by a slip-'joint open andleaking ends of the tlanges 16, have slots 18 by the rolls, and thewall-box (not shown) i? www ,nd end ugs on ci @langes of the MM um sideof @H1 is channeleff, channeei campbars @n @ach of said jointed endshaving the housing @ms inserted in he lock l chanms, 'alds hding @thehousing from; Signed @JL "nmmpos, county of and bask agaus h@ ends ofthe clamp .State "indiana, this the 9th day bzwsg stiffenng Tous on the@tiges of the 192%. 4

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